quan
Pronunciation
Northern
/kwaːn˧˧/
Central
/kwaːŋ˧˥/
Southern
/waːŋ˧˧/
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mandarin
Noun
mandarin
3 senses
Meaning
3 senses
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Meaning
3 senses
Sense 1
Noun
mandarin
Occupations & Workplace
A mandarin was a high-ranking official in the government of the former Chinese or Vietnamese empire.
vi Vị quan đang xem xét các tấu chương từ địa phương gửi lên.
en The mandarin is reviewing the petitions sent from the local areas.
Sense 2
Noun
official
An official is a person who holds an office or position in an organization or government.
vi Một vị quan trong chính phủ đã đến thăm ngôi làng sáng nay.
en A government official visited the village this morning.
Sense 3
Noun
string of 600 coins
A quan is a historical unit of currency consisting of a string of six hundred coins.
vi Ông ấy đã trả một quan tiền cho món đồ cổ giá trị này.
en He paid a string of coins for this valuable antique.
Parts
官
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Parts
官
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
官
Candidates by syllable
quan
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Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
quan tài / quan trong / quan lớn / quan sát viên …
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Similar
quan tài / quan trong / quan lớn / quan sát viên …
Use
quan trọng / quan sát / quan điểm / quan hệ …
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Use
quan trọng / quan sát / quan điểm / quan hệ …